Dampier, Grant Allen
Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT (101 AA), FORT CARSON, CO, SPC Dampier, Grant Allen of MERRILL, WI, 25, died in BALAD, IRAQ on May 15, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Dampier, Grant Allen of MERRILL, WI, 25 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT (101 AA), FORT CARSON, CO at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
May 15, 2006 ? Dampier, Grant Allen died in BALAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
The members of COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT (101 AA), FORT CARSON, CO who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Dampier, Grant Allen was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.